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John Kerry: 'Right Wing' Attacks Science
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| Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005 11:04 p.m. EST
Posted on 11/05/2005 9:12:45 PM PST by InvisibleChurch
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005 11:04 p.m. EST John Kerry: 'Right Wing' Attacks Science
Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Friday that science is under attack by right-wing ideologues and the Bush administration, citing their "rigid refusal to listen to what the Earth is trying to tell us."
Speaking at the dedication of a new brain research center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kerry said attacks on science have resulted in "a shortsighted period in the American experience" where "facts are ignored and obscured and distorted."
Bush has been criticized for limiting federal research dollars for embryonic stem cells, which are seen as a potential source of replacement tissue for people with a variety of ailments, and for his policies on the environment and global warming.
"We see it in the rigid refusal to listen to what the Earth is trying to tell us about the condition of the air and water and land that surround us and sustain us," Kerry said, adding that "federal science and research boards are being stacked with partisans and ideologues."
Kerry also joked about losing to Bush a year ago in the presidential election.
"I must tell you there are times when I wish we weren't here researching brain concerns but a time machine to have the election today rather than last year," he said, referring to polls showing waning public support for the president.
Tracey Schmitt, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, dismissed the criticism, saying Kerry's "newfound interest in science is a derivative of his longing to travel back in time and run a cohesive campaign."
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kerry2008; mit; science
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To: ShellieGOP
Pathological would be forgiveable.
These jack-asses plot, plan, and execute their lies.
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posted on
11/05/2005 11:59:53 PM PST
by
msf92497
(The most dangerous place to be is in a "mothers" womb.)
To: InvisibleChurch
John Kerry and liberals do not believe a fetus is a human, they don't even think its alive even though its growing and it 'becomes' a human 'apparently at the exact point of birth'.
and they believe humans cause global warming.
LIBERALS ATTACK SCIENCE!!!!!
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posted on
11/06/2005 12:03:35 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Leftism is the INSANE Cult of the Artificial)
To: InvisibleChurch
WRONG! Left-side of the bell curve trogolodytes believe in "creation science," NOT Right Wingers such as myself.
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posted on
11/06/2005 12:05:21 AM PST
by
Clemenza
(In League with the Freemasons, The Bilderbergers, and the Learned Elders of Zion)
To: InvisibleChurch
The earth spoke to kerry and asked "what is your plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan"?
The earth spoke to kerry and gave up waiting for him to release his military records, including his DD form 214 (record of military discharge).
The earth spoke to voters and told us not to vote for kerry.
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posted on
11/06/2005 12:23:51 AM PST
by
goresalooza
(Nurses Rock!)
To: InvisibleChurch
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., center, introduces former 'Today Show' host Jane Pauley, left, to his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, during dedication ceremonies at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, in Cambridge, Mass. Kerry and Pauley gave keynote speeches at the event. Seated beside Kerry at left is President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy Susan Hockfield. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Sen. John Kerry, right, and his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, center, stand with Patrick McGovern at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, in Cambridge, Mass. Kerry gave one of the keynote speeches during dedication ceremonies at the institute that was founded by McGovern and his wife Lore Harp McGovern. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) AP - Nov 04 1:28 PM
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posted on
11/06/2005 12:37:26 AM PST
by
maggief
To: InvisibleChurch
Speaking at the dedication of a new brain research center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,... JFK was just window shopping. There wasn't a cranial orb big enough for his ego to fit into.
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posted on
11/06/2005 2:45:42 AM PST
by
Thebaddog
(K9 4ever)
To: ASA Vet
Thanks, but it wasn't necessary. I find that ignoring retards enhances the freeping experience.
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posted on
11/06/2005 4:25:03 AM PST
by
PatrickHenry
(Reality is a harsh mistress. No rationality, no mercy)
To: InvisibleChurch
Tracey Schmitt, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, dismissed the criticism, saying Kerry's "newfound interest in science is a derivative of his longing to travel back in time and run a cohesive campaign."Kerry can always come up with a way for his opposition to take turn his words against him! LOL
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posted on
11/06/2005 5:08:34 AM PST
by
marvlus
To: InvisibleChurch
Kerry was one of those senators who voted to kill the SSC, for solely partisan reasons (it was a Bush I initiative), thus helping to start the snowballing decline of America's place in science.
To: ASA Vet
Just curious- What is a supernaturalist? lol...are you, by chance, refering to Kerry's dimly proposed Catholic beliefs?
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posted on
11/07/2005 8:46:20 PM PST
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
To: InvisibleChurch
The Earth told me to vote against Kerry.
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posted on
11/07/2005 8:48:31 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(For years Rush has said the left would really go off the deep end once out of power. He was right!)
To: ASA Vet; PatrickHenry
As Darwin implied- humorless, gutless wonders are also conceived to carry the burden of wit. Kinda like a bucket carries the water of life.
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posted on
11/07/2005 9:04:05 PM PST
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
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